2020
SARS-CoV-2 detection in setting of viral swabs scarcity: Are MRSA swabs and viral swabs equivalent?
Federman DG, Gupta S, Stack G, Campbell SM, Peaper DR, Dembry LM, Fisher A, Tarabar AF, Kozal M, Ruser CB. SARS-CoV-2 detection in setting of viral swabs scarcity: Are MRSA swabs and viral swabs equivalent? PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0237127. PMID: 32756602, PMCID: PMC7406068, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRSA swabsViral swabSARS-CoV-2 PCR testingCopan ESwabSevere acute respiratory syndromeMRSA nasal swabSARS-CoV-2 assayAcute respiratory syndromeCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 detectionNasopharyngeal swabsCoronavirus 2Nasal swabsRespiratory syndromePCR testingSwab collectionSwabsSwab samplesCepheid Xpert XpressXpert XpressWidespread testingCollection kitHealthcare systemViral media
2018
A Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2018 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Society for Microbiologya
Miller JM, Binnicker MJ, Campbell S, Carroll KC, Chapin KC, Gilligan PH, Gonzalez MD, Jerris RC, Kehl SC, Patel R, Pritt BS, Richter SS, Robinson-Dunn B, Schwartzman JD, Snyder JW, Telford S, Theel ES, Thomson RB, Weinstein MP, Yao JD. A Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2018 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Society for Microbiologya. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2018, 67: e1-e94. PMID: 29955859, PMCID: PMC7108105, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue infectionsSystem infectionTissue infectionsCentral nervous system infectionInfectious diseasesIntra-abdominal infectionsLower respiratory infectionsNervous system infectionInfectious Diseases SocietyMicrobiology laboratoryUrinary tract infectionAdvanced practice providersViral syndromeGenital infectionTract infectionsDiseases SocietyRespiratory infectionsJoint infectionOcular infectionsPediatric needsPractice providersGastrointestinal tractInfectious disease diagnosisHealthcare teamInfection
2013
Changing Swabs: To Validate or Not To Validate?
Miller JM, Campbell S, Loeffelholz M. Changing Swabs: To Validate or Not To Validate? Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2013, 51: 3910-3910. PMID: 24025900, PMCID: PMC3889799, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02023-13.Peer-Reviewed Original Research